Daily Air Quality Report
 
As part of its duty to monitor the quality of the air in Dudley Metropolitan Borough, the council continuously monitors, and records as 15 minute averages, the levels of a range of common pollutants at its automatic monitoring stations.

  • At Central Dudley (urban background) Station levels of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), Fine Particles (PM10) and Ozone (O3) are monitored
 
  • At Colley Gate and Brierley Hill (roadside) and Illey (rural) levels of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and Fine Particles (PM10) are monitored
 
Levels of these pollutants may be presented in terms of “Bandings” (Low, Medium, High or Very High), with “indices” (1 to 10) indicating the level within each band. High or very high levels can affect the elderly, asthmatic or very young. For a full explanation please click on this link http://www.airquality.co.uk/archive/standards.php#band
 
Below are the latest available air pollution bandings and indices for Dudley Borough
 
20th November 2008
Site
Central Dudley
(Urban
 background)
 
 
Illey (Rural)
 
Pollutant
Nitrogen Dioxide
(NO2)
Particles
(PM 10)
Ozone
(O 3)
Nitrogen Dioxide
(NO2)
Particles
(PM 10)
Index
1
1
2
1
1
Banding
 Low
 Low
Low
 Low
 Low
 
Site
Colley Gate
(Roadside)
 
Brierley Hill Rose
(Roadside)
 
Pollutant
Nitrogen Dioxide
(NO2)
Particles
(PM 10)
Nitrogen Dioxide
(NO2)
Particles
(PM 10)
Index
1211
BandingLowLowLowLow
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
There is a weather station situated on the roof of No4 Ednam Road , Dudley. The most recently available day’s summary is shewn below:
 
20th November 2008
Wind Speed (Metres per Second)
Wind Speed (Miles per Hour)
Prevailing Wind Direction (degrees)
Air Temperature (Degrees Celsius)
Barometric Pressure (Millibars)
Average
3.9
8.7
289
10.3
991.2
Maximum
6.5
14.5
 
11.9
992.3
Minimum
2.5
5.6
 
8.9
987.4
 
 
 
Notes
A New Air Quality Monitoring Station, known as "Brierley Hill Rose" has been installed at the junction of High Street Brierley Hill and Bank Street, close to the Rose sculpture. Its primary purpose is to measure the effect of the newly opened parallel route on the Air Quality in the area.
 
The latest data from all West Midlands Authorities, together with current regional banding, can be downloaded from the new joint West Midlands Website, WMAIR, by clicking on this link: WMAIR.org
 
Up to date forecasts are available from the UK National Air Quality Information Archive and may be obtained by clicking on this link: National Air Pollution Forecasting and Information

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